Template:Did you know nominations/Festus Ezeli

Festus Ezeli, Jeffery Taylor, 2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

 * ... that the 2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team returns all five starters from last season, including the Southeastern Conference leaders in scoring and assists, a Nigerian who did not play high school basketball, and a Swede who is the son of a former NBA player?
 * Reviewed: Scott Lutrus

Created by Dale Arnett (talk). Self nom at 10:32, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The hook is pretty long. Since "the Southeastern Conference leaders in scoring and assists" doesn't include a bold link, I would suggest just removing that part. r ʨ anaɢ (talk) 15:12, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * While the 200-character guideline can be stretched for multi-article nominations, I can see your point. So, how about...
 * ALT ... that the 2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team returns all five starters from last season, including a Nigerian who did not play high school basketball and a Swede who is the son of a former NBA player?
 * For the reviewer: The team article includes the fact that the Commodores return all five starters, and specifically names both Ezeli and Taylor as returning starters. The facts specific to Ezeli and Taylor are in their articles. — Dale Arnett (talk) 19:50, 20 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Hook: Reviewing alt, striking original. Short enough, interesting enough, cited.
 * Team: New enough, long enough. Image is PD. "major boost" is not NPOV, and is not in the sources. Paraphrasing seems okay.
 * Festus: New enough, long enough. No images. "Seemingly realistic" is not encyclopedic, as it is a judgment call; I know the source uses similar language, but we need to keep an encyclopedic tone. Paraphrasing seems fine.
 * Jeffery: Long enough, new enough. "eventually choosing Vandy" - Please use Vanderbilt, as Vandy would be unencyclopedic. "immediate impact" is not stated in the source and possibly not encyclopedic. Paraphrasing seems fine.
 * Summary: Symbol question.svg Please fix the articles to give them a more encyclopedic and NPOV tone. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:28, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Was out for most of the day. Will work on it tonight... — Dale Arnett (talk) 02:29, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * One down (Ezeli)... — Dale Arnett (talk) 02:42, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Make that two (Taylor). I think I'm going to go to bed soon... will do the team article tomorrow. — Dale Arnett (talk) 04:33, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Three down now (team). — Dale Arnett (talk) 21:12, 4 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go, looks more neutral and encyclopedic. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:12, 5 September 2011 (UTC)